Gary Land Company Building (Gary, Indiana)
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NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, 1906_construction
Gary Land Company Building, also known as Gary's First Town Hall, is a historic building located at Gary, Indiana. It was built in 1906, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, balloon frame building with a cross-gable roof. It measures about 20 feet wide and 40 feet deep. It was converted to a residence in 1909 and moved to its present site in 1956. It was the first building in Gary, it has functioned as a city hall, post office, school, and business building. The building currently serves as an historical museum and visitor's bureau for school tour groups and visitors to the City of Gary.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Land_Company_Building
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 41°36'15"N 87°20'8"W
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